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LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — "Dropicana" is going to ramp up Friday night. Interstate 15 will be fully closed near the Las Vegas Strip starting at 10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27. The closure will be in place between Russell and Flamingo roads and will last through 5 a.m. Monday, Jan. 30, according to the Nevada Department of Transportation.

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — A Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Officer and a driver are in the hospital after a vehicle fire on the Strip. According to police, the accident occurred at 3400 Las Vegas Blvd South around 4:37 p.m. on Friday. A white sedan was traveling on Las...

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — The Las Vegas community and Nevada officials are sharing their remarks following the footage released of Tyre Nichols' violent arrest in Memphis, Tennessee. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department released a statement on Friday:. Sheriff Kevin McMahill and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department extend...

Las Vegas (KSNV) — An opening date has been set for Stations Casino's new Wildlife Casino, set to open in downtown Las Vegas. The casino will open its doors to guests on Friday, February 10 at noon at 2700 Fremont Street, near Charleston Blvd. According to Station Casinos, crews...

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — An injury crash shut down southbound lanes on I-15 at E. Flamingo Road Friday evening, according to the Nevada Department of Transportation. All lanes are closed southbound on I-15 at E. Flamingo Road. Avoid the area.

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Memphis police are set to release the body cam videos from the beating death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of police officers on Friday. The department is warning all of us, that the video is heinous. Five police officers have been charged with murder.

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Local civil rights organizations are speaking out and condemning the video of a Memphis man brutally beaten by police. The NAACP of Las Vegas along with the ACLU of Nevada are responding to the video that has captured the entire country’s attention. Video shows...

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — A 32-year-old woman drove a stolen public transit bus at slow speeds and backed over a Las Vegas police officer's motorcycle before she eventually surrendered, according to an arrest report. Brandy Lackey was taken into custody on Saturday on suspicion of grand larceny of a...

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — It was traffic, traffic, and even frustration as drivers tried to navigate the closure of I-15 between Flamingo and Russell Road. If you were out and about Saturday, you couldn't help but notice all the traffic. The I-15 is in its first full day of...

UPDATE, 7:45 AM | Las Vegas Metropolitan Police say Anabel Ceja has been located. No other information was released. ORIGINAL | Las Vegas Metropolitan Police are asking for the public's help to find a missing 19-year-old woman. Contact was last made with Anabel Ceja at about 7:30 p.m. on Thursday,...

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — The Las Vegas Metro Police Department (LVMPD) is investigating a multi-vehicle crash in the south valley. On Saturday, at 12:14, officers responded to a crash near westbound Harmon Avenue at Dean Martin Drive involving three vehicles. According to police, one person was transported to a...

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Crews had to respond to a house fire that broke out in a North Las Vegas neighborhood Thursday morning. Several firefighters were on the scene of a house near Craig Road and 5th Street. Smoke could be seen pouring out of a section of the...

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — A new report says Nevadans have more housing options than many other places across the country. Construction Coverage conducted a study to find the biggest year-over-year percentage increases in housing inventory in the U.S. from 2021 - 2022. The study revealed Las Vegas had the...

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — A 77-year-old man is dead after a hit-and-run crash in the southwest valley, according to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police. Officers responded to an apparent auto-pedestrian crash on Brent Thurman Way near West Hacienda Avenue between 6:50 a.m. - 9:14 a.m. on Friday. Firefighters found a...

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — An investigation is underway for a shooting that left one teenager injured, North Las Vegas police say. On Saturday, at about 5:55 p.m., the North Las Vegas Police Department (NLVPD) received a report of a shooting in the 3000 block of Logan Ave. Responding officers located a juvenile male, who is believed to be in his late teens, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Federal officials have released their initial findings into the crash that killed nine people in North Las Vegas almost one year ago. The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday published more than two dozen documents assembled as part of its examination of the Jan. 29 collision at Commerce Street and Cheyenne Avenue.

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Breakfast and brunch enthusiasts, rejoice!. The Broken Yolk Cafe just opened its second location in the Las Vegas valley. Senior marketing manager Nikki Sachman joined us to share a look at some of the delicious menu items you can find.

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — So far, this season has overachieved in the snowfall department which has resulted in an above-normal snowpack across the entire region. The pattern shifted over New Year's weekend as an atmospheric river of storms pounded California and continued to march across the desert southwest. 2023...

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — A 19-year-old woman is in critical condition after getting hit by a car in the east Las Vegas valley. Police responded to a crash at the intersection of East Stewart Avenue and Ronald Lane around 10:05 a.m. on Friday. According to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police,...

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Ready or not, here it comes. I-15 is now closed in both directions between Flamingo and Russell — with no access North or Southbound. “We’re building it taller, longer, wider, and longer. It needs to be taller, it no longer meets federal height requirements, and gets hit frequently. It also needs to be wider, so we're adding additional lanes for a bigger capacity," said Justin Hopkin, Nevada Department of Transportation.